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Vatican moves to clean up finances
The document from the Financial Intelligence Authority shows six reports of "suspicious activity" in the past year, up from just one in 2011. It says the Vatican's prosecutors are investigating two of those reports for possible criminal activity, though it wouldn't elaborate further. The 64-page report details how the Vatican is looking to crack down on money laundering and ...
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Google Top Charts show worlds searches for whiskey more
(Credit: Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET) Google's top dog for last month was, once again, the pitbull. Having taken the title for most-searched breed away from the bulldog in January, the pit has stayed in the top spot for the past four months, but the German Shepherd is looking to make a move after overtaking the Siberian Husky to advance to the No. 4 ...
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10 things 10 things the sleep-aid industry won’t tell you
With more than 40 million people--roughly a third of working Americans--not getting enough shut-eye, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it's no wonder that industries ranging from furniture makers to pharmaceutical companies are making big money by offering to help people get the recommended seven to nine hours a night. The sleep-aid industry encompasses everything ...
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Lawmaker says systemic council is opaque
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- A lawmaker on Wednesday pestered a key Obama administration official about a systemic risk super-council charged with identifying risks to the economy, arguing the group's vital proceedings lack ...
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Slide Show 15 new mental illnesses in the DSM-5
The release of a new medical text doesn't normally generate the kind of fever-pitch anticipation of say, a new Harry Potter book or iPhone model. But the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM for short, is an exception. The American Psychiatric Association released its revised fifth edition of the manual, which serves as the official authority on mental health ...
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Stocks rise after Federal Reserve Chairmans stimulus comments
NEW YORK – Stocks are moving higher Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said it was too soon for the central bank to pull back on its economic stimulus programs. Investors were also encouraged by news that sales of previously-occupied U.S. homes rose last month to the highest level in three and a half years. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 40 points before ...
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Foursquare gets better at local search with new filters on mobile
(Credit: Foursquare) Foursquare released new versions of its iPhone and Android applications to help people narrow their searches and find just the right bar, restaurant, or coffee spot. Application users can now fine-tune their place queries and use the filter button to tick off a number of attributes to find venues that are open now or places where friends have been to in the past. People ...
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Get a free 100-photo flip-book from Groovebook
a free 100-photo flip-book from Groovebook when you apply coupon code CNETGROOVE at checkout. That's a colossal savings of...wait for it...$2.99! No, seriously. Without that code, a 100-photo flip-book would cost you exactly $2.99. Shipped. What kind of crazy craziness is this? I'll explain. After installing the Groovebook app ...
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Walmart exec Mobile can revive personal touch for shoppers
(Credit: CNET/Marguerite Reardon) LAS VEGAS -- Walmart believes smartphones can deliver the same kind of personalized service that founder Sam Walton embraced with his first store. Where e-commerce brought the store to the Web, smartphones are bringing the Web to physical stores, with each consumer able to access data from their phones, according to Gibu Thomas, head of mobile for ...
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Collaborate.org launches new platform to map the world
Kevin Montgomery . "We are providing worldwide geospatial infrastructure to empower people." Collaborate.org grew out of Intelesense, a company headed by Montgomery that provides monitoring products for wireless sensor networks and a spatial data exchange. Collaborate.org is built ...
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Twitter lets advertisers collect contact info from tweets
(Credit: Twitter) Twitter aims to turn the tweet stream into a more efficient marketing channel with the addition of a new Twitter Card that lets people quickly sign up for advertiser offers or promotions inside tweets. Twitter Cards, also known as expanded tweets, are a 1-year-old feature meant to keep information network users glued to their streams. Cards bring rich media from partners ...
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Laptops equipped with touch screens on the rise IHS says
(Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) In response to falling prices, nearly 25 percent of all laptops should have touch screens by 2016, IHS said Wednesday. Windows 8 is the first version of Microsoft's popular operating system that works well with touch. The technology has been promising, and many companies have vowed to make more products with touch screens. But so far, high pricing and low ...
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Oil falls near $95 on small drop in supplies
The price of oil fell near $95 a barrel Wednesday as the nation's oil supply fell less than expected and demand for gasoline remained weak.Benchmark crude for July delivery was down $1.11 to $95.07 a barrel in morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.The Energy Department said U.S. crude oil supplies declined by 300,000 barrels last week to 394.6 million barrels. Analysts ...
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Energy Stocks Energy stocks inch up Pioneer WPX top gainers
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks edged higher on Wednesday, losing some steam alongside the broader U.S. equity market as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Fed bond-buying could taper ...
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AP PHOTOS The 10 highest-paid CEOs of 2012
It pays to be in TV.On the list of 10-best paid CEOs of 2012 - the exclusive club inside an already-exclusive club - half are in the entertainment and media industry, according to executive pay research firm Equilar.The median pay for all CEOs in 2012 was $9.7 million.Top 10 of 2012:1.Leslie Moonves, CBS, $60.3 million, down 12 percent2.David Zaslav, Discovery Communications, $49.9 million, down ...
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NetAppVoice HTC In Freefall Say Sources As Execs Dash For Exit
Several high-level HTC staff in the U.S. and Asia have left the company. Sources say worrying things about the company. On the one hand, it could be just a ...
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Overcoming Obstacles What is your Panama Canal
What is the 'Panama Canal' in your business? Meaning, if you could cut through one big obstacle in your business that would allow you to grow exponentially, what would it be? When the Panama Canal was completed in 1914 it connected the Pacific to the Atlantic and changed global trade forever, saving ships months of travel around Cape Horn of South America and ultimately generating ...
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Why We Should Celebrate Snapchat And Encourage Ephemeral Communication
You would think that it would be a terrible idea for a company accused of helping teenagers send each other sexually explicit images to feature bikini-clad young girls in their marketing. Most would avoid such direct associations, for good reason - it's immature, and edgy when it doesn't need to be. But not the makers of the enormously popular app, Snapchat, which allows people to send ...
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Newark Gear-Up Landing Raises Same Old Question What Airline Are You Really Flying
But Piedmont and USAirways are not the same airline. Not at all. While Piedmont is a wholly-owned subsidiary of USAirways' holding company, the two airlines each have their own, separate FAA licenses to operate. One airline does not control the other and, in fact, any attempt at such control would be illegal under FAA rules. Each airline has its own manuals for operations, training and ...
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FOCUS Gold Market Volatility Shows It Hangs On Every Word About QE
Gold's volatile reaction to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments to Congress Wednesday shows how much the market leans on every word regarding the fate of the Fed's bond-buying program. In Bernanke's initial comments, the Fed chairman told the Joint Economic Committee of Congress that an end to the current accommodation could mean a "substantial risk of ...
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The Importance Of Hiring A-Players
masks flaws, highlighting how the candidate wishes to be perceived. You won't learn a candidate's failures, their character traits, their "coach-ability," or their desire to contribute to a team. Sure, when I'm hiring, a resume is what's going to get a candidate to the interview process--but it won't get them hired. Remember: A resume is a marketing artifact ...
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Is HTC Retreating In The Face Of iPhone And Samsung
Taiwan's HTC CEO Peter Chou announces the company's new smartphone 'HTC J One' at a launch event in Tokyo on May 20, 2013. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via ...
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Ford Is Adding Jobs And Skipping Vacations To Keep Up With Surging Demand
There's a tradition among U.S. automakers to shut down factories for two weeks in early July for what's called the model-year changeover -- that's when routine maintenance is performed as production of current vehicles ends and next year's models begin. During hard times, that summer shutdown has often been extended for weeks or even months at some factories. Not this year. ...
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Shop Dine And Experience Todays Malls
Glimcher Realty Trust sponsored a nationwide survey of 3334 consumers. The results support the hypothesis that consumers use shopping malls to socialize, dine and participate in experiences. First, malls are shifting to experiential features because of consumers shopping patterns. Eighty percent of the consumers surveyed shopped with another person. This finding clearly states that ...
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Top 10 Most Brand-Loyal Cars
Market data compiled by Experian Automotive indicates that during the second quarter of 2011 the compact Kia Forte sedan enjoyed the most brand loyalty among all new vehicles sold in the U.S., registering 68 percent repeat buyers for the Korean ...
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